Well I have been a bit lazy on here of late, but as has become my motto of late, "better late than never"!
So what's new? Well I have now lost 4 stone and 12 pounds since September. I am back on track after the horribleness of Xmas and New Year that caused a 1 pound weigh gain. I have found it really difficult to get back on to the diet since the December indiscretions. But hopefully, it's all over now. I've now stepped into what seems to be a parallel universe though. I need to learn that someone giving me a compliment is not a shocking occurence. I'm just not used to people telling me I look good but they are telling me that. And scarily frequently too!
I saw Dani today, and i haven't seen her in months. In fact I have been racking my brain trying to work it out, it must be 6 months or so since I last saw her. At least. She walked in and the first thing she said was "look at you skinny minnie"! It's not that I don't like getting comments like that, I love it and it spurs me on, but I still get shocked by nice comments. It's like I don't expect people to say "you look nice", because no one used to!
I spent Monday evening next door having a glass of Evian with the neighbours (ok they had Vodka, I had Evian!) Luke said to me, "I thought I saw you walking past the window the other day, but I had to look twice. I thought you were someone else!" and Rach said, "Yeah you look so slim". I spend so much time blushing now!!! Hahaha!
I have also been very restless lately. I've had a touch of S.A.D. and a little insomnia too. So January has been a tough month really. It's no wonder that the diet hasn't gone completely 100% so I can't beat myself up about it. I just need to find my zone again and move on. At the end of the day, I know that if I can get into this, then it will be this year that I reach my target. The only thing that could stop me. . . . is me.
Also having had a conversation with my brother last week, I know that his intentions are to either sell up or rent out our house and move abroad so I have some big decisions to make. Do I move abroad too. Start afresh somewhere else, knowing that the credit crunch is hitting globally and it is not the best time to do that, or perhaps I get someone to move in with me to pay Tom's half of the mortgage? Maybe I go along with the sale or rental and then move down to Portsmouth. I feel like I have all of these options now that I didn't have before because I was so trapped by the burden of a property. And then the thing that sits on my mind is that this time next year, I could be slim and living on an island in the sun. Is that just a dream???
1 comment:
Well it's a dream, but one that you can make reality :) Living abroad is a fantastic experience. I have moved countries twice and can honestly say I've never regretted it. It can be a real challenge some days and setting up a new life isn't easy away from family and friends. However the experiences and memories I have as a result - worth every bit :) Good luck with whatever you decide to do and remember that quote in your sig :) xx
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